I'm speed re-reading in prep for GWP, and something new struck me while they were stealing the Dark Book, so I'm wondering:
Does the Universe choose the observer, or do the perceptions of the observer influence the Universe?
Consider the Universe at hand. It's a small, low-energy side universe where the LP has agreed to spend it's time on entropy and chill. Why would it be so closely aligned with human traits? It's nearly a dupe for Nita and Kit's New York and the LP turns up in a human shell. This close relationship makes me wonder if all the similarities are just there because it's how Nita and Kit percieve it. They're new, inexperienced wizards. New York is what they know. Would that Other Manhattan look different if they went there now? Or would it have appeared to Quelt like an Other Ala'alu? Would a Demisiv even see it as a city? Or would that appear as an Other Forest, twisted and dead?
I'm hoping it's the latter, that the Other Manhattan is just a shell tailored to the observer. The implications for the human race of a close relationship to a manifestation of the LP is a bit too unsettling for me.
Does the Universe choose the observer, or do the perceptions of the observer influence the Universe?
Consider the Universe at hand. It's a small, low-energy side universe where the LP has agreed to spend it's time on entropy and chill. Why would it be so closely aligned with human traits? It's nearly a dupe for Nita and Kit's New York and the LP turns up in a human shell. This close relationship makes me wonder if all the similarities are just there because it's how Nita and Kit percieve it. They're new, inexperienced wizards. New York is what they know. Would that Other Manhattan look different if they went there now? Or would it have appeared to Quelt like an Other Ala'alu? Would a Demisiv even see it as a city? Or would that appear as an Other Forest, twisted and dead?
I'm hoping it's the latter, that the Other Manhattan is just a shell tailored to the observer. The implications for the human race of a close relationship to a manifestation of the LP is a bit too unsettling for me.
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